Boards & Equipment
What is a home rank in chess?
- Board
- Pieces
- Coordinates
Home rank is a board or equipment term: the rank on which the pieces stand in the starting position (rank one for White; rank eight for Black). Also called back rank and first rank. You use this term to describe the board accurately, which matters for notation, coordinates, and analysis.
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